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Why now? Scottish salmon industry questions SEPA’s extra powers

Why now? Scottish salmon industry questions SEPA’s extra powers

Fish farmers have questioned a Scottish Government decision to give the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) a key role in monitoring the potential effects of salmon farms on wild salmon stocks when a wide-ranging regulatory review is still under way.

CleanTreat wins seal of approval from Aquaculture Stewardship Council

CleanTreat wins seal of approval from Aquaculture Stewardship Council

Aquaculture biotechnology company Benchmark Holdings today announced today that it has received the highest level of recognition for environmental protection and sustainability from certification body the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC).

Record attendance for online sealice conference

Record attendance for online sealice conference

A record number of Sea Lice Conference participants attended last week’s Sealice Online event, with 1,200 individual logins registered.

Salmon giant SalMar doubles Hydrolicer capacity

Salmon giant SalMar doubles Hydrolicer capacity

Norwegian salmon farming heavyweight SalMar has ordered two new Hydrolicer delousing systems from Smir AS.

New lice treatment wins Norway marketing authorisation

New lice treatment wins Norway marketing authorisation

Aquaculture biotechnology company Benchmark today announced that is had received marketing authorisation from the Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA) for its novel lice treatment Ectosan Vet (BMK08) in Norway.

HiddenFjord slashing salmon time in sea to five months

HiddenFjord slashing salmon time in sea to five months

Faroese salmon farmer HiddenFjord is planning to cut the time its salmon spend in marine net pens to an average of just five months by using floating closed cages for an intermediate growth stage.

Capacity cut for Norway farms after failure to meet tough lice limits

Capacity cut for Norway farms after failure to meet tough lice limits

The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has decided to withdraw a 5% capacity increase for 35 fish production licences after operators were unable to meet demanding sea lice control rules attached to the extra biomass allowance.

Light-and-smell traps ‘reduced lice infestation’

Light-and-smell traps ‘reduced lice infestation’

A novel system that uses light and scent to trap sea lice before they enter salmon pens and attach to fish has reduced lice infestation during full-scale trials at a farm, according to an independent report.

Thermal delousing allowed to continue in Norway

Thermal delousing allowed to continue in Norway

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet) has given its approval for thermal delousing of salmon to continue but stressed that more effort must go into keeping lice levels low to reduce the need for all types of non-medicinal treatments.

Benchmark strengthens team to support lice treatment roll-out

Benchmark strengthens team to support lice treatment roll-out

Benchmark Animal Health has appointed four new staff to support the operation of its CleanTreat water purification system, which is designed for use with its novel BMK08 lice treatment.

How SalMar has halved lice treatment mortality

How SalMar has halved lice treatment mortality

A strong focus on details and teamwork has helped Norwegian salmon farmer SalMar almost halve the number of fish that die as a result on mechanical delousing operations.

Norway: Fish farmers go to court to fight biomass cut

Norway: Fish farmers go to court to fight biomass cut

Salmon and trout farmers in one of Norway’s “traffic light” aquaculture areas have begun a legal fight against an order to reduce fish production.

No standing still for Mowi in dynamic fight against lice

No standing still for Mowi in dynamic fight against lice

Mowi has drawn up a strategy for the use of preventive measures against lice. “We are implementing it now,” says Henrik Trengereid, group manager for seawater technology in the company’s global R&D department.

Project dives deeper into sea lice lives to target treatment more precisely

Project dives deeper into sea lice lives to target treatment more precisely

A study into the feasibility of enhancing sophisticated marine modelling software for more targeted control of sea lice is to take place.

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